Spending time with a smoker - or even sitting by one in a restaurant or other public place - exposes you to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is suspected of killing thousands of nonsmokers every year; it can also cause or worsen respiratory infections, ear infections and asthma. In addition to avoiding smoky places, you can protect yourself from the effects of secondhand smoke by taking a daily multivitamin that includes these antioxidants:

Carotenoids: Beta-carotene, in conjunction with other carotenes, acts as an antioxidant and immune system booster. (Consult with your physician if you currently smoke or have a history of long-term smoking.)

Coenzyme Q10: Essential in cellular energy production and has antioxidant properties that help protect the body from free radicals.

Pycnogenol: This potent antioxidant, made from the bark of pine trees, contains proanthocyanidins, red pigments (also found in blueberries and grapes) that aid in strengthening capillaries, arteries and veins.

Find out which vitamins are right for you.
Everyone's dietary needs are different based on a number of factors including lifestyle, diet, medications and more. To find out what vitamins you need, take the Weil Vitamin Advisor. This 3-step questionnaire requires just minutes to complete, and generates a free, no-obligation vitamin and nutritional supplement recommendation that is personalized to meet your unique nutritional needs.

This Site and third parties who place advertisements on this Site may collect and use information about your visits to this Site and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like to obtain more information about these advertising practices and to make choices about online behavioral advertising, please click here